Oral health: from self-care to clinical care (5 cr)

Objective

- are able to describe the methods of preventive oral health care
- recognize the instruments, equipment and materials of oral health care
- can explain the ecological and economical effects of their actions and responsibility from them
- practice teamwork in various oral health care environments and multidisciplinary teams

Content

Practical training in simulation environment
Methods of oral self-care and prevention of oral diseases
Instruments, equipment and materials used in oral health care
Ecology and economy of oral health care
Principles of physiological working
(Internship) Practical training in working life:
Teamwork in oral health care

Location and time

Fallsemester -23, Myllypuro Campus, skill´s lab.

Materials

Material in Moodle-environment
Material given by lecturers
http://www.kaypahoito.fi/web/kh/suositukset/suositus?id=hoi50078
The laws and regulations in oral health care www.finlex.fi www.stm.fi
Government degree (388/2011)of prenatal care, school and student health care and young people´s preventive oral health care
Social Affairs and Ministry of Health.2001:14.The Health 2015 public Health program.Helsinki
Terve Suu -handbook
Phantom equipment in Skills Lab

Teaching methods

Interactive lecture
Learning simulation
Small group instruction
Individual tutorials
E-learning
Net learning, independent studying
Cooperative learning
Guided assignments
Exams and diagnostic exams

Employer connections

Learning takes place partly on-line, in the skills lab and possiblyoral health care clinic. Possibility of collaboration with "Stadin ammattiopisto"-college.

Exam schedules

Will be announced at the beginning of the project

International connections

N/A

Completion alternatives

N/A

Student workload

10ects

Content scheduling

Will be announced at the beginning of the project

Further information

Compulsory attendance at classes and in Skills lab.
Skills lab-sessions consists of lecture (first) and practical training. Lectures begins at 8.30 or 12.30 when attendance is required. If a student is late 15 minutes or more, he/she may not partisipate the lecture later, after next break.
If non-attendance, student is obligated to acquire knowledge and skills independently.

The student confirms his/her participation in the course by being present at the beginning of the first lesson or by agreeing on it with the teacher in other ways.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: 0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for beginners are applied.

Assessment methods and criteria

Attendance
Continuous assessment
Peer evaluation
Independent learning assignments
Possibility of Skills exam of aseptics
Possibility of clinical practise